Highlights of Hollywood's fall, holiday schedule

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September:

ALPHA AND OMEGA: Two wolves take a cross-country road trip home in an animated adventure featuring the voices of Justin Long and Hayden Panettiere.

THE AMERICAN: George Clooney plays a hitman who finds romance and tranquility in the Italian countryside as he prepares for one last assignment.

BURIED: An American driver (Ryan Reynolds) in Iraq wakes up buried in a coffin with only a dying cell phone and a lighter.

CATFISH: A photographer sets out to learn the truth about a woman he falls for after striking up an online friendship with her family.

DEVIL: Supernatural terror besets a group of people trapped in an elevator.

EASY A: A modern twist on "The Scarlet Letter" has a teen (Emma Stone) turning a rumor about losing her virginity to her own advantage.

THE FREEBIE: A couple (writer-director Katie Aselton and Dax Shepard) try to rekindle their stagnant relationship by allowing each other a one-night stand.

JACK GOES BOATING: Philip Seymour Hoffman directs and stars as an awkward limo driver who finds the prospect of romance with a fellow shy soul (Amy Ryan).

LEE DANIELS PRESENTS: PRINCE OF BROADWAY: "Precious" director Daniels is a producer on this tale of a street hustler suddenly faced with fatherhood.

LEGENDS OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA'HOOLE: Zack Snyder ("300") directs an animated adventure about owls on a quest against evil forces.

LIKE DANDELION DUST: Mira Sorvino stars in a drama of a custody dispute between the biological parents of a 4-year-old boy and the couple that adopted him.

LOVELY, STILL: A lonely old man (Martin Landau) gets a fresh taste of romance with a mystery woman (Ellen Burstyn).

MACHETE: An ex-Mexican policeman (Danny Trejo) seeks vengeance against the organization that betrayed him. With Robert De Niro and Jessica Alba.

NEVER LET ME GO: Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield star in an alternate-reality melodrama about boarding school friends raised for a grim fate.

RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE: Milla Jovovich returns as a warrior battling a plague of undead zombies. With Ali Larter.

THE TOWN: Ben Affleck directs and stars as a bank robber who falls for a woman (Rebecca Hall) his gang took hostage on their last job.

THE VIRGINITY HIT: Four guys aim to lose their virginity in this comedy produced by Will Ferrell and featuring a cast of newcomers.

WAITING FOR SUPERMAN: Director Davis Guggenheim ("An Inconvenient Truth") studies the ills of America's public school system.

WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS: Michael Douglas and Oliver Stone resurrect financial shark Gordon Gekko amid the 2008 meltdown. With Shia LaBeouf.

YOU AGAIN: A woman and her mother (Kristen Bell and Jamie Lee Curtis) face their old high school rivals at a family wedding. With Sigourney Weaver.

YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER: Woody Allen's latest stars Naomi Watts, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Brolin and Antonio Banderas in a tale of messy relationships.

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October:

THE COMPANY MEN: A sales executive (Ben Affleck) copes with hard times after his company downsizes. With Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Costner.

CONVICTION: Hilary Swank stars as a woman on an 18-year crusade to clear her brother (Sam Rockwell) on a murder conviction.

FREAKONOMICS: Documentary filmmakers including Alex Gibney and Morgan Spurlock team for a film based on the book that explores the "hidden side of everything."

GERRYMANDERING: Arnold Schwarzenegger is among those featured in a documentary about the fight to redraw congressional districts after the U.S. census.

HATCHET II: A sequel to the 2006 low-budget horror romp pits a team of hunters against a crazed killer in the Louisiana swamps.

HEREAFTER: Matt Damon stars in Clint Eastwood's drama about an American, Frenchwoman and London boy whose lives cross after they're touched by death.

HOWL: James Franco plays poet Allen Ginsberg in the story of his epic work "Howl" and the obscenity trial it provoked.

INSIDE JOB: Matt Damon narrates director Charles Ferguson's documentary examining the global economic crisis of 2008.

I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE: A woman takes vicious revenge on the men who raped her and left her for dead in this remake of the 1978 shocker.

IT'S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY: A stressed teen (Keir Gilchrist) checks himself into a mental clinic. With Zach Galifianakis and Emma Roberts.

JACKASS 3D: Johnny Knoxville and his pals return for more hazardously comic stunts and pranks.

LET ME IN: A troubled boy (Kodi Smit-McPhee) finds friendship with a young vampire (Chloe Moretz) in an adaptation of the best-seller "Let the Right One In."

LIFE AS WE KNOW IT: A quarrelsome pair (Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel) must set aside their differences to care for their orphaned goddaughter.

MONSTERS: A journalist hunts for a missing woman in a Central American zone quarantined because of creatures that appear after a NASA probe crashes there.

MY SOUL TO TAKE: Wes Craven's latest fright flick tells the tale of a serial killer who may have returned from the dead to continue his rampage.

NOWHERE BOY: Young John Lennon (Aaron Johnson) suffers through mother issues in the formative years of the Beatles. With Kristin Scott Thomas.

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2: The low-budget surprise horror smash spawns a followup with a new chapter in the ghost story.

RED: Former agents (Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren and John Malkovich) are caught in a deadly pursuit as they seek to uncover a CIA conspiracy.

SAW 3D: The horror franchise continues its annual ritual as fresh terror erupts after survivors of killer Jigsaw seek solace from a self-help guru.

SECRETARIAT: Diane Lane stars as the housewife who oversees the legendary horse to a Triple Crown victory in 1973. With John Malkovich.

THE SOCIAL NETWORK: Director David Fincher chronicles the drama behind the founding of Facebook. With Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Timberlake.

STONE: A prison inmate (Edward Norton) uses his wife (Milla Jovovich) to manipulate a parole officer (Robert De Niro).

TAMARA DREWE: Stephen Frears directs a British pastoral romp about a writer (Gemma Arterton) whose homecoming sends her village into an uproar.

TODAY'S SPECIAL: A sous chef at a grand Manhattan restaurant is forced to take over his family's failing Tandoori joint.

WILD TARGET: An assassin (Bill Nighy) picks up an apprentice (Rupert Grint) and falls for an intended victim (Emily Blunt) in this British crime comedy.

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November:

BURLESQUE: A waitress (Christina Aguilera) aspires to take the stage at the flashy lounge where she works. With Cher, Stanley Tucci, Kristen Bell, Julianne Hough.

CLIENT-9: THE RISE AND FALL OF ELIOT SPITZER: Director Alex Gibney ("Taxi to the Dark Side") examines the downfall of the New York governor in a sex scandal.

DUE DATE: Robert Downey Jr. plays a man whose race home for his child's birth sets him on a bumpy road trip with an aspiring actor (Zach Galifianakis).

FAIR GAME: Naomi Watts and Sean Penn star in a drama about CIA operative Valerie Plame, whose cover was blown by a Bush administration leak.

FASTER: An ex-con (Dwayne Johnson) on a mission of vengeance is trailed by a retiring cop (Billy Bob Thornton) and a hitman.

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1: The teen wizard (Daniel Radcliffe) hits the highway en route for his final showdown with the evil Voldemort.

THE KING'S SPEECH: Queen Elizabeth II's dad, King George VI (Colin Firth), works with a therapist (Geoffrey Rush) to overcome a speech impediment.

LOVE & OTHER DRUGS: A slick Viagra salesman (Jake Gyllenhaal) falls for a free-spirited woman (Anne Hathaway).

MADE IN DAGENHAM: Women at a British Ford plant fight for equal pay as male co-workers in the 1960s. With Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins.

MEGAMIND: Brad Pitt, Will Ferrell and Tina Fey provide voices for an animated comedy about a supervillain whose life is empty after defeating his superhero nemesis.

MORNING GLORY: A tough newsman (Harrison Ford) and an ex-beauty queen (Diane Keaton) clash after a TV producer (Rachel McAdams) pairs them as morning news hosts.

THE NEXT THREE DAYS: A man (Russell Crowe) plots to break his wife (Elizabeth Banks) out of prison after she's convicted in a murder she claims she didn't commit.

THE NUTCRACKER IN 3D: John Turturro and Elle Fanning star in a new take on the holiday favorite about a girl and a nutcracker that comes to life.

127 HOURS: A mountain climber (James Franco) struggles to survive after he's trapped by a fallen boulder. Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire") directs.

SKYLINE: An extraterrestrial menace threatens to extinguish humanity. With Donald Faison, Eric Balfour.

TANGLED: Mandy Moore provides the voice of Rapunzel in an animated musical about the fairy-tale teen with really long hair.

TINY FURNITURE: Writer-director Lena Dunham stars alongside her real-life mother and sister in the story of a college grad struggling to find her way.

UNSTOPPABLE: Denzel Washington and Chris Pine try to hit the brakes on a runaway train loaded with deadly toxins. Tony Scott directs.

WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS: A MAN WITHIN: The life and work of the counterculture author of "Naked Lunch" is explored in this documentary.

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December:

ANOTHER YEAR: Mike Leigh directs an ensemble tale of friends and relations struggling for love and connections. With Jim Broadbent.

BLACK SWAN: A ballet dancer (Natalie Portman) finds her dark side emerging in competition with a rival (Mila Kunis) for the lead in "Swan Lake."

BLUE VALENTINE: Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams star in a drama about the hopeful beginning and agonizing disintegration of a couple's marriage.

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER: C.S. Lewis' fantasy series continues aboard a magical sea voyage. With Tilda Swinton.

COUNTRY STRONG: Gwyneth Paltrow plays a fallen country star aiming to revive her career on a tour with a rising songwriter (Garrett Hedlund). With Tim McGraw.

THE DEBT: Helen Mirren and Sam Worthington star in a thriller about a Mossad agent taking care of unfinished business involving a Nazi butcher.

THE FIGHTER: Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale star in a boxing drama about brothers going in opposite directions who rally to triumph in the ring.

GULLIVER'S TRAVELS: Jack Black is Jonathan Swift's wandering hero in a modern take on Gulliver's visit to the tiny people of Lilliput. With Emily Blunt.

HOW DO YOU KNOW: Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, Paul Rudd and Jack Nicholson star in a comedy about a woman torn between her ballplayer boyfriend and a new man.

THE ILLUSIONIST: A stage magician forges on with his old-fashioned act as rock 'n' roll sweeps Britain in this animated tale.

LITTLE FOCKERS: Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller resume their uneasy in-law relationship in the latest in the "Meet the Parents" franchise.

MIRAL: A Palestinian girl struggles through her youth in war-torn East Jerusalem. With Freida Pinto, Willem Dafoe and Vanessa Redgrave.

NIGHT CATCHES US: A former Black Panther (Anthony Mackie) has an uneasy homecoming to his old neighborhood in 1976. With Kerry Washington.

SOMEWHERE: Director Sofia Coppola spins the story of a party-boy actor (Stephen Dorff) reassessing his life when his daughter (Elle Fanning) comes to visit.

THE TEMPEST: In a gender switch, Helen Mirren stars as sorcerer Prospera in director Julie Taymor's take on Shakespeare's island fantasy.

THE TOURIST: Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie star in a thriller about a brokenhearted man swept up in danger on a visit to Italy.

TRON: LEGACY: Jeff Bridges reprises his role from 1982's "Tron" as a video-game genius whose son (Garrett Hedlund) ventures into a cyber realm to find his dad.

TRUE GRIT: Jeff Bridges is boozy lawman Rooster Cogburn in Joel and Ethan Coen's remake of the John Wayne Western. With Matt Damon.

THE WARRIOR'S WAY: An Asian assassin is forced to hide out in the American West. With Kate Bosworth and Geoffrey Rush.

YOGI BEAR: Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake provide the voices of Yogi and his pal Boo Boo in a big screen take on the cartoon bear.

YOU WON'T MISS ME: A fierce young woman struggles with romance, friendship and hopes of an acting career.